Some of the most beautiful & amazing Radisson Hotels are in other countries. Check out this awesome aquarium inside a Radisson Hotel.

Seriously, look at how huge it is. See the people standing at the bottom and at the top. CRAZY! There are also some beautiful, luxurious Radisson Hotels here in America. I love the one in Chicago!

Okay, I know you’re ready to enter this special giveaway so I’ll get to it!

THE PRIZE

One lucky winner will receive a free night voucher, valid for one free night, standard room, double occupancy at any North American Radisson Blu or Radisson hotel of the winner’s choice. The voucher expires one year after issue date. The full terms and conditions are located on the room night voucher.

It’s a fantastic prize!!

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment here on this post telling us your best travel tip! You may do this daily. Just make sure your tip is different each time.

BONUS ENTRY!! Visit Radisson’s website, come back here and tell me which property you would like to stay at! You may do this only once.

While it’s not required, it would be greatly appreciated if you would ‘Like’ Radisson on Facebook. They were generous enough to allow me to offer this giveaway afterall.

THE WINNER

Giveaway ends on December 2, 2012. The winner will be notified by a representative on behalf of Radisson, as well as myself.

Again, the vouchers can only be redeemed within North America and have a one year expiration date as well as other terms and conditions that may apply. If you want more chances to win, visit their Facebook page and enter every week until December 3rd. Good luck!

Disclosure: In return for hosting this giveaway, I have been given free nights at the Radisson. All opinions are my own, always.

When traveling with kids always pack a brand new activity book (stickers/coloring/etc.) or small toy to bring out when you get held up with an unexpected wait. It keeps little ones from going stir crazy during long waits.

I like to put something very recognizable on my luggage. I have some unusual bright tags and my wife has a multicolored ribbon bow she puts on hers. Then if you have to check luggage or they put it underneath on a small plane you instantly see which one is yours

My travel tip is DO NOT WAIT TILL THE NIGHT BEFORE to pack! For some reason, this was the way it was always done in my family growing up, and it would always cause so much stress! These days, I write a packing list about 3 days in advance and make sure I’m caught up on laundry and errands in those three days leading up to it (more than 3 days it just waaayyyy too go-getter for me).

Make a list about 30 days ahead of travel of all the things you need to do and pack. Update the list as things occur to you. Mark them off as completed. Review list the day of the trip before leaving home. Make a second list of things not to forget in the hotel room (chargers for electronics and bathroom items are the most frequently forgotten!) and review it before check out.

It’s kind of lame, but my best travel tip is to start making your list early. A few days ahead, or even a week. Then you’ll remember stuff and add it to your list…rather than being on the road/in the sky and realizing you left something behind! jenniferpeaslee at gamil dot com

Make sure your carry-on fits in the airline recommended size specifications (each airline is different so check the website). They have contraptions that you have to put your bag into at the gates and if it doesn’t fit, it gets checked. Slows everything down in the checking in part of flying.

My best travel trip is to give yourself time to unwind from life before leaving on vacation… take an extra day or two off from work and leave a little early from your original travel plans. This always helps us relax and enjoy vacation more!!

Best tip: If you happen to be traveling alone search for groups that specialize in singles travel. This way you can save a few dollars by sharing a room and make new friends to travel with in the future.

Make legal copies of your DVDs that you have for your little ones. Copys are cheap and easy to make and you do not scratch or smudge your originals. Throw them in a case and you have can change them as your little one’s mood changes while on a long trip.